I scream for ice cream

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After seeing a tote bag that I sewed for my sister, a good friend of mine put one on her wishlist for her birthday. How could I not make her one?

As a pattern I chose the icy poles paper piecing pattern from Pink Penguin. I initially sewed up eight panels, but ended up only using six for the bag. The paper piecing went well most of the time, although I remember calling the seam ripper my best friend during the process.


The fabric selection of my initial online shopping spree was bad - the colours weren't  matching. A trip to the store resolved this issue and a wonderful blue tote bag with icy pole lining (and a zipper pocket inside!) emerged.

Lessons learnt:
- Online fabric shopping can work out, but mostly doesn't. Going to the shop is nicer anyway
- if color work is involved, take more time for planning



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